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News for the week 23 – 29 September 2013:
Japan supports university fund
Daiichi Sankyo has committed Y100m ($1m) and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital will be investing as much as Y200m ($2m) with the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation pledging Y450m ($4.5m).
Johns Hopkins University names new technology commercialisation advisor ahead of push for entrepreneurship.
UCL biotech spin-out Synthace…
In 2020, Stellenbosch University launched Africa's first-ever university venture fund focused on spinouts — here's how it's reshaping the country.
Global University Venturing (GUV) is where tech transfer, academic and investment experts meet to explore the latest ideas and technologies driving innovation forward. We drive the discussions and share best practices that are critical to the success of spinouts, scaleouts and innovation programmes. Our aim is to help improve the processes of bringing innovations from academia to global markets and facilitate their integration into the broader business ecosystem.
